Cyber attacks

Inside the cyber flaw scramble that brought the AI threat to life

Politico Europe24 October 2026, 02:00 UTC

Vulnerabilities in a programming language underpinning much of the web set off a hectic 72-hour rush among virtually every cybersecurity agency in the world.

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